yelling at the void
That awkward moment when you wonder **not just “Who did I just offend?” but “Who did I just encourage?”** ought to give all satirists pause. And Cards Against Humanity, as a do-it-yourself kit for amateur satirists that also bills itself as an icebreaker party game, is a wall-to-wall extravaganza of such moments.…
The last thing I want to say is a lot of times when you come, there might be protesters. There are people that are going to be telling you that what you’re doing is wrong. It’s immoral. That you can’t be a Christian. That you’re going to hell. And a lot of women that bothers. Because there are women here who also have a religious belief, who also feel like they’re Christians.…
Ghanaian blogger Delalorm Semabia, in a conversation about the eradication of “the Queen’s English” in Ghana, explained, *“****The idea that intelligence is linked to English pronunciation is a legacy from colonial thinking****.”*…
It’s that combination, with an assist from generations of rotten and racist urban policies, that makes economic segregation so widespread and pernicious. It also explains why it’s growing so quickly – faster, even, than economic inequality.…
I don’t harass women. I hate men who do. What else was there for me to do but listen and try to empathize? As it turns out… this. Writing this thing you’re reading now.…